Need help naming a fictional bar

[[deleted user]]

I'm not sure if I can post this sort of thing here, but I didn't see anything advising against it so hopefully it's okay.

I usually have no problem thinking of fictional names to include in my work, but I'm absolutely stumped on what to call this fictional bar I'm writing about. It's a sports bar sort of place in America. They have junk food (chicken wings, nacho chips, mozzarella sticks) and beer. Nothing too fancy.

Big Green Dog Bar & Grill
Fat Dog Bar
Mad Dog Tavern
Filth Bar & Grill
Sports Bar
Willy's Bar
Willy's Sports Bar
Out Drinking Tavern
The Lazy Duck Bar
What Bar

I feel like everything I come up with is too hokey.

Anyone have any ideas?

[Rebecca]

I like The Lazy Duck Bar and What Bar.

Bar names are hokey, period, I think. One of my favorite fictional bar names of all time has to be The Bar in Gone Girl. In that, it reflected the kind of people Nick and Go were- which is not very creative- so it was funny, and informative for the book. If the bar is owned by one of your characters, that could help guide what to call it. If it's just a bar they go to, then how memorable the name is depends on how important it is to the story. If it's not a big part of your story, Mad Dog Tavern or Willy's Bar would work.

[Micah]

A sports bar in the US.

That's like practically every bar in the US. Even Mexican and Indian restaurants in my town at least two big screen TVs constantly set on sports channels.

Most sports bars have the same naming convention. Basically you just have to follow this Sports Bar Name Generator: http://truthfacts.com/img/truth_facts...

[Christina]

Go with something you can nickname. I've got a bar called the Five Penny pub and one character calls it the Nickle while another simply calls it the Penny. Nicknames, both loving and derogatory, seem to go hand in hand with sports bars here.

Of your suggestions, I like The Lazy Duck and if I was a frequent patron, my nickname for it would be The Lazy Joke, based on the 'Two guys walk into a bar. You would think the second one would have ducked' joke. Also, I can see it being something of an easy slip into something crude that rhymes with duck.

[Lavern]

We have an "I Don't Care Bar & Grill" here. Where do you want to go? I don't care.

There is also one called Boondocks

There are just too many possibilities. Blank street tavern, SFD bar and grill , Dinkies, Cork and Cap,

[James]

I used to work with people who frequented a bar called The Office. Where were you all evening? Late night at the office.

[Jay]

Bethany wrote: "...stumped on what to call this fictional bar...Anyone have any ideas?"

Off the top of my head:

-Sports Spectacular
-He's Not Here
-The Rusty Scupper
-Your Favorite Bar
-The Toilet Bowl (Just kidding!)
-Sports, Sports, Sports
-The Grog and Gab
-The Bent Wing
-The Pint and a Half
-Blithe Spirits
-Your Daily Ration
-The Malt and Morsel
-The Beer Bunker
-The Nosh House
-For What Ales You
-The Brash Bucket
-The Keg and Kettle
-The Crazy Kegger
-The Beer and Bowl
-The Lucky Lager
-The Hooch Hutch
-The Cold Brew
-Tiny's Tipple
-Name Your Poison
-The Sloe Gin Joint
-The Cooler
-The Libation Station
-The Swill and Swallow
-Munchies'
-Draft Dodgers
-All Hail Ale
-The Spanked Spaniel
-Chill
-Just A Drop
-The Merry Widow
-Yours, Mine and Beer
-The Lame Duck
-The Loose Goose
-Get Stuffed (Note: This one's rude in Australia.)
-I Own It Bar and Grill
-Second Mortgage Bar and Grill
-The Wily Coyote
-C'mon Get Happy
-Good Lookin' Bar and Grill
-Name This Bar
-Etc. Etc. Etc.

[Lavern]

Sometimes people do think up good, funny names, I like that one. Oh I just stayed late at the office a good one

[Dwayne, Head of Lettuce]

Sports bar?

Touch Down, Home Plate, Seventh Inning, Fifth Frame, Ten Pins, Three Pointer, Nineteenth Hole, Extra Innings, Corner Pocket, The Mound, The Goal Post, The Goat Tavern, Winner's Circle, Home Stretch, Checkered Flag, Jock Strap, The Back Board, The Score Board, Kick Off, The Fifty Yard Line, Stolen Base, Foul Ball, The Zamboni, The Goalie, The Flying Puck...

[Jay]

Dwayne wrote: "Sports bar?

Touch Down, Home Plate, Seventh Inning, Fifth Frame, Ten Pins, Three Pointer, Nineteenth Hole, Extra Innings, Corner Pocket, The Mound, The Goal Post, The Goat Tavern, Winner's Circle,..."

'The Fifty Yard Line' is great. That's where everyone wants to sit!

[Owen]

Lots of good ideas here. Of the originals, I like the Lazy Duck.

Another approach is to name the bar after the owner, or the owner's nickname: Sassy O's might be an example.

There was also bar/hangout where a friend of mine went to school in the early 80s called Munch & Touch. I can't remember if that was the official name or just what everyone called it.

[Tyler]

Christina wrote: "Go with something you can nickname. I've got a bar called the Five Penny pub and one character calls it the Nickle while another simply calls it the Penny. Nicknames, both loving and derogatory, se..."

I like the Lazy Duck Bar... especially after Cristina's comment.

Additionally, you could base if off of the city in the US. If you know the exact city, you could use a college mascot (If it's based in Tempe, AZ it could be Sun Devil's Bar...). Or use the population demographics. Marquette, MI has a high Finnish population and the word sauna (apparently it's pronounced Sow-na) is a Finnish word. So that bar could be named The Sauna.

[[deleted user]]

What day is it,Smokin' kittens,Chug it down-That's all i've got.

[K.P.]

here are some bar names
the pour house
elegantly wasted
corner pub / corner bar
hole in the wall
fill and fly
bottom of the barrel
jiggers
martini minutes
cuppa beer
beer horn
booze hound
pour for four
shots
shooters
slam drunk
saucy
lushed
beer mill
lager do ya
swill lake
beer meister
booze clues
jugs
pitcher this
dashing drinks
bar none
chug a lug
mixers
beer station
pour box
pour mouth
beer goggles
beer cheer
malt practice
bar code
juiced
tip drill
tox
rock steady
pixels
crunk
antidote
bar fly zone
meeting place
nickel and dime
bar and stripes
top shelf


that's just off the top of my head

[[deleted user]]

Thanks everybody for your suggestions and advice! I appreciate it. :D

[K.C.]

Bar None

[K.P.]

lolz I thought I mentioned bar none. good one kc

[Holly]

The Handle Bar.

[K.C.]

Oops, KP! You sure did. Now my balloon is just lying there on the floor.
I like Handle Bar, Holly!
What about Raise the Bar?

[Ai]

1) Pigsty
- pretty much referring to how smelly, sweaty, pot bellied men bump against each other in the bar. No, it's not an insult, it's just additional characteristic of the bar. It's a funny name, isn't it?

2) Red Rooster Bar & Beer
- because you sell chicken, the red refers to passed out drunk patrons.

3) Laugh & Dine
- admittedly, this may be more suitable for a family restaurant.

Feel free to use any of these if it strikes your fancy. It's not copyrighted.

[Mike]

Bethany wrote: "I'm not sure if I can post this sort of thing here, but I didn't see anything advising against it so hopefully it's okay.

I usually have no problem thinking of fictional names to include in my wor..."

The First and Ten

[Angel]

That's just a few I thought up:


Dime in One
Snail, Bail and Rib Tibs
Quarter Ounce
Thirsty Nipple
Hungry CatCall

[K.C.]

How about "Bar F" ;-)

[Gaines]

"Sportsman's Grill"

[K.C.]

The Bar to End All Bars

[Gaines]

"A Place to Walk Into"
:-p

[K.C.]

"Bottoms Up" if you want to be a bit risqué.